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Syria ready for peace talks with Israel 
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Syria's foreign minister said Monday his country was ready to resume peace talks with Israel and he urged the Jewish state's government to heed calls from within the country for renewed negotiations.Syria minister sees peace process in '07 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 6:40 AM
Syria hopes for a Middle East peace process to be launched next year and is pleased that some Israelis want to reopen negotiations on the Golan Heights, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday.Syria hints at resistance vs. Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 05 7:53 PM
Syria could resort to armed resistance if peace negotiations do not lead to Israel's return of the Golan Heights, the country's Information Minister said Sunday.Syria s Hitco confirms manufacturing plans ITP.net - Nov 06 4:09 PM
Syria-based PC manufacturer Hitco has confirmed plans to establish a new television manufacturing plant in Darra in the country s south, in a bid to tap the booming demand for flat panel displays in the Middle East.Syria hints at armed resistance if peace talks fail Gulf News - Nov 06 1:50 PM
Quneitra, Syria: Syria could resort to armed resistance if peace negotiations fail to make Israel give back the Golan Heights, the Syrian Information Minister said Sunday.Independent daily launched in Syria Aljazeera - Nov 06 9:18 AM
Syria' s first private political daily newspaper has been launched five years after the Baathist government ended a long monopoly of the media.Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 Middle East Online - Nov 06 9:52 AM
Syrian FM says his country appreciates calls from within Israel for renewal of peace talks with Syria.Syria hopes to resume peace talks with Israel during 2007 Al Bawaba - Nov 06 12:46 PM
Syria hopes for a Middle East peace process to be launched next year and urged Israel to reopen talks on the occupied Golan Heights, Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said on Monday.Trying to control the ever-porous Syria-Iraq border The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 06 12:15 AM
A convoy of U.S. humvees streamed through the midnight darkness, following the border as soldiers scanned the endless flats with night-vision goggles. The thin earthen berm separating northern Iraq from Syria lay just a few hundred yards to their right, but what was out there was a mystery.US: Syria, Iran, Hezbollah want to topple Siniora Cleveland Jewish News - Nov 06 8:08 AM
(JTA) - The United States accused Syria, Iran and Hezbollah of plotting to topple Lebanon's government led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Support for a sovereign, democratic, and prosperous Lebanon is a key element of US policy in the Middle East, a White House statement said Wednesday.PAKISTAN, SYRIA AGREE TO ENHANCE AIR LINKS Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Nov 05 8:49 PM
Transport Pakistan and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement to enhance the existing bilateral framework to facilitate the people traveling between the two countries, particularly pilgrims going to Syria. Talks to finalize Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) were held between Pakistan and Syria in the Ministry of Defence.Pakistan, Syria Agree To Enhance Air Links Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 05 8:49 PM
Pakistan and Syria on Thursday signed an agreement to enhance the existing bilateral framework to facilitate the people traveling between the two countries, particularly pilgrims going to Syria. Talks to finalize Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) were held between Pakistan and Syria in the Ministry of Defence.Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 11:07 AM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.Syria's first private political daily launched Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 8:02 AM
A group of Syrian businessmen has launched the country's first private political daily, five years after the Baathist government ended a decades long monopoly of the media.Syria Warns of War if Israel Does Not Give Up Golan Heights Israel National News - Nov 06 12:15 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria' Information Minister has stated his country might have to resort to "other means...beginning with legitimate resistance" if Israel does not surrender the Golan Heights, The Associated Press reported. Israel re-captured the Golan in the Six Day War in 1967.Floods In Southeast Region Of Turkey - Body Of A Child Found In Syria TurkishPress.com - Nov 05 7:22 PM
NUSAYBIN - The body of a 7-year old child who was carried away with flood waters in southeastern city of Mardin was found in Syria. Abdulkerim Meskin was dragged away with floods in Nusaybin town of Mardin two days ago.Jewish state claims Hizbullah, Syria planning new war The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 06 12:23 PM
Israel is bracing itself for a possible new war with Lebanon, the chief of operations for the Jewish state's northern border area said on Monday. "We are preparing for a second war ... and we are very optimistic, but on our side we must do everything to prepare for a worst-case scenario and we are readying.Syria hosts conference on economic reforms NDTV Profit - Nov 04 10:40 PM
A business conference geared at integrating Syria in global economy opened in Damascus on Saturday to review practical and legislative steps taken by the government to modernise the country's banking sector.Syria predicts relaunch of peace process in 2007 Khaleej Times - Nov 06 9:31 AM
DAMASCUS - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Moallem said Monday that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were likely to resume in 2007, while Damascus itself was ready for negotiations based on UN resolutions.Kuwaiti company to set up financing fund in Syria People's Daily - Nov 04 8:59 PM
A Kuwaiti company intends to set up a financing fund in Syria with a capital of 500 million U.S. dollars, Syria's official SANA news agency reported on Saturday.Private political daily hits Syria newsstands Middle East Times - Nov 06 5:28 AM
DAMASCUS -- A privately-owned political daily hit Syrian newsstands Sunday, hailing its arrival as a first in this tightly-controlled country for decades.Motors aiming to cruise lucratively into history books Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
HOMS, Syria - Korea s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors face Al Karama of Syria here on Wednesday, defending a 2-0 lead in the Asian Champions Cup final, with up to a two-million dollar windfall and a mention in the history books at stake.Syrian ambassador advocates change Brown and White - 16 minutes ago
Syria and other Middle Eastern countries would like to make the world more peaceful, but change has to be made, according to Dr. Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to the U.S.syria, iran: Assad has talks with Mottaki Monday Morning - Nov 06 5:42 AM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus last week, and the two called for an end to the occupation of Iraq, the state news agency SANA reported.Iranian Built Cement Plant To Open In Syria In June Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 05 6:17 PM
A US$200 million cement factory, built by an Iranian engineering company in Syrian province of Hama will be operational in June 2007.IRANIAN BUILT CEMENT PLANT TO OPEN IN SYRIA IN JUNE Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Nov 05 6:17 PM
Infrastructure A US$200 million cement factory, built by an Iranian engineering company in Syrian province of Hama will be operational in June 2007.'War within 10 months' WorldNet Daily - Nov 06 1:24 PM
JERUSALEM Syria and Hezbollah are likely to start a war with the Jewish state within 10 months, according to an assessment presented to the political leadership here by the Israeli Defense Forces.Syrians urge caution over verdict TVNZ - Nov 06 2:48 PM
Authoritarian Arab rulers should take heed from the verdict against Saddam Hussein and start respecting human rights in their own countries, political prisoners in Syria said from their jail on Monday.U.N. Nearly 100,000 Iraqi refugees flee monthly to Syria, Jordan Ashland Daily Tidings - Nov 04 1:16 PM
GENEVA Nearly 100,000 Iraqis are fleeing each month to Syria and Jordan, forcing the United Nations to set aside its goal of helping refugees return home after the U.S.-led invasion, officials said Friday.Syrian FM Walid Mualem threatens to start countdown to war with Israel failing progress on peace track DEBKAfile - Nov 06 1:46 PM
DEBKA file cites Mualem s words at a joint news conference in Damascus with Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Steore Monday, Nov. 6, as an explicit threat of war to be launched against Israel at a time of Syria s choosing.2,000 Iraqis flee to Syria each day, U.N. reports Tucson Citizen - Nov 04 12:23 AM
GENEVA - Nearly 100,000 Iraqis are fleeing each month to Syria and Jordan, forcing the United Nations to set aside its goal to help refugees return home after the U.S.-led invasion, officials said Friday.Armitage laments Lebanon invasion The Age - Nov 06 5:29 AM
American support for the Israeli invasion of Lebanon was a bad mistake that emboldened and strengthened Hezbollah, Syria and Iran.Legendary Middle East hotel defies turbulent age Reuters - Nov 06 6:52 AM
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - A bill for Monsieur Lawrence sits in a display cabinet at Aleppo's Hotel Baron, where the guest list reads like a Who's Who of the 20th century.Jackson, peace guy, reunites brawl boys San Diego Union-Tribune - Nov 06 3:04 AM
Nov. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Jesse Jackson has been to Syria to secure the release of a U.S. pilot, to Cuba to negotiate the release of 22 Americans held by Fidel Castro, to Belgrade to help free POWs in the Kosovo conflict.UPDATE: 100,000 Iraqis Per Month Flee To Syria,Jordan -UN Nasdaq - Nov 03 2:37 PM
GENEVA (AP)--Nearly 100,000 Iraqis each month are fleeing to Syria and Jordan, forcing the U.N. to drop its goal of helping refugees return home after the U.S.-led invasion, officials said Friday.Serving up a daily diet of news for Bible-believing Israel-lovers hungry for Israel-related news from an Israel-savvy Jerusalem Newswire - Nov 06 3:47 AM
Syria's information minister on Sunday said his nation could resort to armed conflict if Israel does not agree to negotiate its surrender of the Golan Heights.Iran,Syria to cooperate in combating drugs IranMania.com - Nov 03 8:50 PM
LONDON, November 4 (IranMania) - Iran is ready to exchange experience with Syria in combating drugs, said an Iranian official, according to an IRNA report.Many Oppose Death Penalty for Hussein New York Times - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
European politicians, including Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, spoke out against the death sentence for Saddam Hussein.IDF preparing for another conflict by next summer Haaretz Daily - Nov 06 2:19 AM
Syria and Hezbollah are likely to start a war against Israel next summer, according to General Staff assessments that have been gathered during a series of meetings in recent weeks.Fereydoun Hoveyda, 82, Shah?s Ambassador, Dies New York Times - Nov 06 5:51 PM
Fereydoun Hoveyda was a former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations during the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.Foreign Minister visits Middle East The Norway Post - Nov 05 11:59 PM
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere this week visits Syria and Libanon. On Monday he will have political talks in Damascus with President Bashar al-Assad.Reporters Without Borders lists 13 "enemies of the Internet" AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 11:35 AM
The campaigning group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday listed 13 countries it labelled as "enemies of the Internet" ahead of a 24 hour campaign in favour of free access to the web.Rice rejects European criticism of Saddam death sentence AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 2:46 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rejected criticism from European and other allies over the death sentence handed down by an Iraqi court against former dictator Saddam Hussein.Syria, Hezbollah deny trying to undermine Lebanon govt AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 9:43 AM
Syria and Hezbollah rejected US accusations they are trying to topple Beirut's pro-Western government, while Hezbollah countered that Washington is using Lebanon as a tool against Syria and Iran.Iraq court to rule on Saddam verdict AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 12:23 PM
Iraq's appeals court is expected to rule on Saddam Hussein's guilty verdict and death sentence by the middle of January, the chief prosecutor said Monday, setting in motion a possible execution by mid-February.Syria denies U.S. claims it is trying to overthrow Lebanese government Leesville Leader - Nov 03 8:14 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria on Thursday denied U.S. accusations that it was seeking to topple Lebanon's Western-backed government with the help of Iran and Hezbollah.Fundamentally Freund: You Don't Make Peace With Your Enemies Israel National News - Nov 06 2:00 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Just the other day, Yossi Beilin was at it again. In an interview on Israel Radio, the dovish head of the Yahad/Meretz faction in the Knesset spoke about the need to start negotiations with Syria in an effort to reach a peace deal with the Dictator from Damascus, Bashar al-Assad.Lebanon caught in tug-of-war with Syria and U.S. The Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 03 12:13 AM
Two months after its devastating war, Lebanon is again on the edge of crisis - at the center of a power play involving the United States, Syria, Iran and Israel.Despite curfews, violence follows Saddam verdict USA Today - Nov 06 9:59 AM
Baghdad and two restive Sunni provinces were locked under 24-hour curfew Monday in the wake of Saddam Hussein's death sentence for crimes against humanity, and officials said the clampdown would continue indefinitely.Rallies continue after Saddam verdict USA Today - Nov 06 10:00 AM
A round-the-clock curfew imposed in the capital ahead of Saddam Hussein's conviction and death sentence eased on Monday, with residents once more allowed to walk the streets and sidewalks of their city. Around the country, jubilant Shiites celebrated the verdict, as Sunnis held defiant counter-demonstrations.UN: Nearly 100,000 Iraqis A Month Flee To Syria, Jordan Nasdaq - Nov 03 5:07 AM
GENEVA (AP)--Nearly 100,000 Iraqi refugees each month are fleeing to Syria and Jordan in a silent exodus that has turned unexpectedly into an enormous challenge for relief workers, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday.Israel gearing up for second war with Hezbollah AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 10:22 AM
The Israeli military is preparing for a new conflict with Lebanon's Hezbollah militia if a truce that ended 34 days of war this summer does not hold, a top military commander said.Rallies continue after Saddam verdict AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 8:06 AM
Jubilant Shiites marched by the hundreds Monday, celebrating Saddam Hussein's conviction and death sentence as Sunnis held defiant counter-demonstrations.Court may rule on Saddam appeal in Jan. AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 9:24 AM
Iraq's appeals court was expected to rule on Saddam Hussein's guilty verdict and death sentence by the middle of January, the chief prosecutor said on Monday.Iranian built cement factory in Syria to be operational in June Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 03 9:14 AM
Syria - Cement - Iran A 200 million dollar project of building a cement factory by an Iranian engineering company in Syrian province of Hama will be operational in June 2007.Syria, Iran dismiss U.S. accusation on Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 6:38 AM
Syria and Iran on Thursday dismissed a U.S. accusation that they are trying to topple Lebanon's government with their Lebanese ally Hezbollah.Stuck In The '60s CBS News - 20 minutes ago
The "stuck in Iraq" comment by John Kerry tells a lot about the mind-set of many Democrats who supported him for president and who are hoping for Democratic victories this week. But Michael Barone asks: are they stuck in the Vietnam era?Mark Kleiman: Actions speak louder than words HuffingtonPost - 40 minutes ago
The U.S. position in Iraq has now been declared hopeless. By the Defeatocrats? By Ward Churchill and Noam Chomsky? By the Liberal Media? Nope. By Zalmay Khalilzad , the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, and by the Bechtel Corporation . Khalilzad wouldn't be quitting, and Bechtel wouldn't be pulling out, if they saw any possibility of success. Khalilzad isn't saying anything, but Bechtel's field The assassination of Rafik Hariri: Lebanon's Shakespearean tragedy The Christian Science Monitor - Nov 06 3:30 PM
Hariri, a clumsy, self-made billionaire and former premier, has in death become the symbol of Lebanese defiance. Syria rejects US charge of seeking to undermine Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 4:47 AM
Syria has rejected US accusations that it was seeking to topple Lebanon's pro-Western-led government in cahoots with its regional ally Iran.Lebanon talks break ice between rivals Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 7:48 AM
Rival Lebanese leaders agreed on Monday to halt media campaigns against each other as an ice-breaker in talks to defuse a political crisis threatening to spill over into violence.Iran to exchange experience with Syria in combating drugs Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 03 3:30 AM
Iran - Syria - Drugs Iran is ready to exchange experience with Syria in combating drugs, said an Iranian official here on Friday.Syria Denies Plan to Topple Lebanon Govt. ABC News - Nov 02 1:53 PM
Syria Denies U.S. Claims It Is Trying to Overthrow Lebanese GovernmentSurvival Of A Solution Provider TechWeb via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 6:00 AM
For Simon Samia, it is about more than simply the survival of the solution provider business he co-founded a decade ago in Beirut, Ebanon. It is the survival of his family, his c-workers at BMB Group, his way of life. As the bombs exploded over his homeland this past July, no one knew what the future would hold. Reporter Scott Campbell gives us a first-hand look into these turbulent times.Madrid: 38,000-year jail terms sought CNN.com - Nov 06 5:50 AM
Prosecutors in the Madrid train bombing case will seek prison terms of about 38,000 years for each of the seven prime defendants in the trial due to start next February, according to a prosecution order released Monday and viewed by CNN.Desperate to leave, Iraqi family finds solace in new baby The Christian Science Monitor - Nov 06 3:33 PM
The Methboubs are delighted at the arrival of their new son, but a cloud of poverty and violence remains over the Baghdad family. Lebanese open crisis talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 3:11 AM
Rival Lebanese leaders debated Hezbollah demands for a national unity government on Monday to try to avert a crisis that could trigger chaos than three months after a devastating war with Israel.Fear of Lebanese conflict as Hezbollah gains clout International Herald Tribune - Nov 06 7:48 AM
Hezbollah is pressing its case for effective control of the government and a new election law - warning that if it does not have its way, it will move to bring down the government and force a new parliamentary election.Lebanon leaders resume talks amid street protest threats AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 3:39 AM
Lebanese leaders have resumed talks on a demand by the pro-Syrian Hezbollah for a greater part in the Western-backed government, a move seen by political opponents as a bid by Damascus to regain influence in Lebanese politics.Russian Arms Exports Rebounding by Staff Writers Newtown CT (SPX) Nov 02, 2006 Space War - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Predictions of an imminent decline in the Russian arms export market have been premature, according to a Forecast International Military Market Report.Iraq Court to Rule on Saddam Verdict ABC News - Nov 06 12:10 PM
Chief Prosecutor in Saddam Hussein Case Says Appeals Court to Rule on Verdict by Mid-JanuarySYRIA: Iran Khodro to start pilot production of Samand by end of year just-auto - Nov 03 3:53 AM
Iran Khodro will start pilot production of the Pegueot 405-based Samand in Syria within the next two months.Don't be intimidated, Chonbuk coach tells players as they head for Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 02 12:08 AM
Chonbuk Motors coach Choi Kang-Hee has cautioned his team against being intimidated in Syria after they beat Al Karama 2-0 in the first leg of the AFC Champions League final.Historical guilt 02/11/06 BBC News - Nov 06 10:29 AM
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell talks to Armenians in Turkey and asks why 90-year-old massacres are still such a sensitive subject.Iraqi refugees pouring into Syria, Jordan Seattle Times - Nov 04 12:27 AM
Rather than helping refugees return, the U.N. now must deal with the nearly 100,000 citizens who leave each month.Syria, Hezbollah deny trying to undermine Lebanon govt Zawya - Nov 03 1:57 AM
DAMASCUS, Nov 2, 2006 (AFP) - Syria and Hezbollah on Thursday rejected US accusations they are trying to topple Beirut's pro-Western government, while Hezbollah countered that Washington is using Lebanon as a tool against Syria and Iran.US tells Iran, Syria to keep hands off Lebanon Borneo Bulletin - Nov 03 12:53 AM
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House on Wednesday sounded the alarm over what it called "mounting evidence" that Iran, Syria and the Hizbollah militia were "preparing plans to topple" Lebanon's government.White House: Syria, Iran target Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 5:49 PM
The Bush administration on Wednesday accused Syria, Iran and the Hezbollah militants they back of trying to oust the Lebanese government. But officials acknowledged the U.S. can do little to prevent outside interference with Beirut's fragile democracy.White House warns Syria, Iran: 'Hands off' Lebanon CNN.com - Nov 01 5:02 PM
The Bush administration Wednesday warned the governments of Syria and Iran to stop what the White House said were efforts to topple the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.Duelling demos in Iraq after Saddam verdict; appeals court to rule in January CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 06 3:12 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) - A round-the-clock curfew imposed in the capital ahead of Saddam Hussein's conviction eased Monday, with residents once more allowed to walk the streets and sidewalks. Around the country, jubilant Shiites celebrated the verdict, as Sunnis held defiant counter-demonstrations.Hubris: the new Iraq war syndrome Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
The hubristic posture has been described by philosopher David E Cooper as 'excessive self-confidence, an "up yours!" attitude to authority, pre-emptive dismissal of warnings and advice, taking oneself as a model'.Bomb targets police barracks in Beirut AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 05 7:37 PM
A bomb exploded near police barracks in Beirut Sunday night, the latest in a series of attacks targeting police in the Lebanese capital, security officials said.Appeals court expected to rule on Saddam verdict by mid-January: prosecutor Vancouver Province - 42 minutes ago
A court bailiff attempts to restrait former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who yells at the court as a guilty verdict is handed down against him during his trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, 05 November 2006.Syrian ambassador calls on U.S. to renew ties with his country The Morning Call - Nov 05 12:28 AM
Official criticizes Bush's Middle East policy during visit. Diplomatic relations between the United States and Syria have hit an all-time low, the Syrian ambassador to the U.S. said Friday night, and America needs to re-engage with it for a more stable Middle East. The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq and a hands-off policy with Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in recent years have impaired Mideast doubts trial's fairness International Herald Tribune - Nov 06 12:47 AM
As news of the verdict against Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants spread throughout the Middle East on Sunday, many in the region said that the verdict had been a foregone conclusion and questioned whether it had been fair.Iraqi Sunnis Flee, Saying U.S.'s Enemy Is Iran (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Nov 06 7:25 AM
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Sunni Muslim refugees from one of Iraq's most violent towns, with an eye toward possible U.S. policy changes after Tuesday's congressional elections, say America ought to drop its war on insurgents and focus on battling Iran's growing influence in their country.Jordan's king in plea for revival of peace process Financial Times - Nov 06 6:11 PM
King Abdullah of Jordan yesterday warned of a conflagration in the Middle East over the next year if the Palestinian-Israeli peace process was not revived.Report: Missile system captured by Hizbullah, sent to Iran World Tribune - Nov 06 4:13 PM
TEL AVIV Hizbullah has captured an Israeli-origin advanced anti-tank guided missile system. Israel state-owned television said an unidentified army unit left the launcher and missile in southern Lebanon, Middle East Newsline reported.Demonstrations follow Saddam verdict in Iraq Seattle Times - Nov 06 9:12 AM
The surge in violence expected immediately after the Sunday verdict on Saddam's trial for crimes against humanity did not materialize.Mideast Expected the Verdict but Doubts Whether It?s Fair New York Times - Nov 05 7:48 PM
Critics and supporters of Saddam Hussein throughout the Middle East said the verdict left them with more frustration than closure.Saddam appeal ruling due in January Dallas Morning News - Nov 06 10:35 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq A round-the-clock curfew imposed in the capital ahead of Saddam Hussein's conviction eased Monday, with residents once more allowed to walk the streets and sidewalks. Around the country, jubilant Shiites celebrated the verdict, as Sunnis held defiant counter-demonstrations.Hezbollah Uses Influence to Jockey for Power in Beirut New York Times - Nov 05 6:18 PM
Hezbollah is pressing its case for control of the government, warning that it would otherwise move to force a new parliamentary election.Rallies Continue After Saddam Verdict San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 06 8:34 AM
Jubilant Shiites marched by the hundreds Monday, celebrating Saddam Hussein's conviction and death sentence as Sunnis held defiant counter-demonstrations. The surge in violence expected after the Sunday verdict on Saddam's trial for crimes against... Egypt added to RSF Internet blacklist, Libya off Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 06 3:09 PM
PARIS (Reuters) - Journalists' rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has added Egypt to its list of the worst suppressors of freedom of expression on the Internet but removed neighbouring Libya as it found no Web censorship there.Petcan gains control of Syria PSC Zawya - Nov 02 11:42 PM
03 November 2006 Calgary-based Petro-Canada has completed a deal to acquire a 90% stake in Marathon Oil Marathon Oil 's production sharing contract covering the Ash Shaer and Cherrife gas fields in central Syria for C$54 million (US$46 million).Reporters Without Borders lists 13 enemies of Internet INQ7.net - Nov 06 2:59 PM
PARIS -- The campaigning group Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières or RSF) on Monday listed 13 countries it labeled as "enemies of the Internet" ahead of a 24-hour campaign in favor of free access to the web.US tells Iran, Syria 'hands off' Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 01 3:39 PM
The White House sounded the alarm over what it called "mounting evidence" that Iran, Syria and the Hezbollah militia were "preparing plans to topple" Lebanon's government.Former Iranian ambassador to U.N. dies AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 05 2:33 PM
Fereydoun Hoveyda, a former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, died of cancer Friday at his home in Clifton, Va., a family friend said. He was 82.Oil ends atop $60 on Nigerian violence, talk of further OPEC cuts Market Watch - Nov 06 5:03 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures climbed above $60 a barrel Monday to close at more than one-week high as concerns over global production flared up on the heels of fresh violence in Nigeria and hints of further output cuts by members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Britain Admits to Selling Weapons and Chemicals to Iran and Syria Israel National News - Nov 02 10:00 PM
Iran spent about $350 million for the British-made materials and Syria orders $200,000 worth of dual-use items, including chemicals that produce toxins. The British Foreign Office said that Iran and Syria could use the weapons and technology in their armies.